// wait for the document to be fully loaded
$(document).ready( function()
{
	//	update character count everytime the textarea with an parent id of #max_length is typed into
	$('#max_length').each( function()
	{
		var count 		= $(this).find('.count');
		var textarea 	= $(this).find('textarea');
		
		count.html(textarea.val().length)
						
		textarea.keyup(function()
		{
			count.html($(this).val().length);
		});
	});
});